Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[Farmer 83563]

Rightly or wrong I know there are some who jag All there lambs with 1 ml mycotil before they go off to keep for the winter.

why?

 

[Rich_ard]

You never see any wool about. It doesn’t come out in big lumps like it would from a sick ewe, but in wispy bits. It soon disappears.

Does any sane person ‘like’ shearing? On top of that, it’s been a good while since the wool income covered the contract shearers’ cost, let alone the cost of Clik on top.

I’d be very happy with some decent sheep that shed, less so with the ‘off the shelf’ options currently available.

I remember easy care sheep. But never hear about them now. So you don't get fly strike either. That would be worth it I suppose! Clipping doesn't bother me but your maybe right.

 

[Estate fencing.]

I remember easy care sheep. But never hear about them now. So you don't get fly strike either. That would be worth it I suppose! Clipping doesn't bother me but your maybe right.

Where av you been? All we here about is easycare type sheep.

 

[Rich_ard]

Where I’ve you been? All we here about is easycare type sheep.

Hiding mostly, I did venture to scotsheep never saw a easy care. Did see inovis though. Don't recall shedding sheep though! I doubt they would be much good in the cold wet weather! It's no care sheep I'm after, when are they coming?

 

[neilo]

Where I’ve you been? All we here about is easycare type sheep.

Yes, the damned things are everywhere... on social media anyway.

 

[neilo]

Hiding mostly, I did venture to scotsheep never saw a easy care. Did see inovis though. Don't recall shedding sheep though! I doubt they would be much good in the cold wet weather! It's no care sheep I'm after, when are they coming?

They do have a fleece in the winter, usually with a fine hair understorey, so should be warm enough. They only shed (mostly) when it warms up.

That said, my pure Exlanas all prefer to hide under the shelter of a hedge in an open fodder beet field, rather than near the food like my Highlanders do. I struggle to see how they'd thrive on an open hill though, unless they'd plenty of cover to get behind (where they won't get stuck in the thorns).

 

[Mc115reed]

Yes, the damned things are everywhere... on social media anyway.

All the posh farmers use easy care sheep just with different names … gives them more time for measuring grass and setting up break fences

 

[Estate fencing.]

Hiding mostly, I did venture to scotsheep never saw a easy care. Did see inovis though. Don't recall shedding sheep though! I doubt they would be much good in the cold wet weather! It's no care sheep I'm after, when are they coming?

Maybe you thought someone had a stand with goats on and you walked straight past.

 

[ritchiekirkland]

They do have a fleece in the winter, usually with a fine hair understorey, so should be warm enough. They only shed (mostly) when it warms up.

That said, my pure Exlanas all prefer to hide under the shelter of a hedge in an open fodder beet field, rather than near the food like my Highlanders do. I struggle to see how they'd thrive on an open hill though, unless they'd plenty of cover to get behind (where they won't get stuck in the thorns).

We have Romney x , neighbours have easycares . On a cold wet day the Romney’s are still grazing , the easycares are in dyke back hunched up

 

[JSmith]

Happy with todays efforts!! First three pens were texely bred, the rest were white faced of some description or Charolais bred!! All nice meat, lambs were wanted!! Saw a pen of ewes make £200 texel!!
Went to load these lambs this morning after sorting yesterday, one cxnt dead in the paddock!! That fair annoyed me

 

[JockCroft]

We have Romney x , neighbours have easycares . On a cold wet day the Romney’s are still grazing , the easycares are in dyke back hunched up

And wool wont always be a cost. Not that many years ago it paid rent or shepherds wage.
Haven't folks noticed how plastic products have risen in price at a rate similar to red diesel.

 

[neilo]

And wool wont always be a cost. Not that many years ago it paid rent or shepherds wage.
Haven't folks noticed how plastic products have risen in price at a rate similar to red diesel.

I'm 54 and I can't remember that in my lifetime.

 

[Chae1]

And wool wont always be a cost. Not that many years ago it paid rent or shepherds wage.
Haven't folks noticed how plastic products have risen in price at a rate similar to red diesel.

This time next year Rodney!

 

[Rich_ard]

I'm 54 and I can't remember that in my lifetime.

It used to be subsidised, many years ago. Not sure when exactly but I heard the a big farmer here could buy a tractor from the clip! It would be more than your lifetime I would think!

 

[ritchiekirkland]

And wool wont always be a cost. Not that many years ago it paid rent or shepherds wage.
Haven't folks noticed how plastic products have risen in price at a rate similar to red diesel.

I live in hope ! Shear our own, so wool pays its way here . I still can’t believe in this day and age with everyone wanking on about renewables and carbon ect that wool is still worth hee haw

 

[Blue.]

My grandad said the wool off 35 ewes paid a man’s wage for a year,this was probably 80 years ago because he’s been dead 27 years.

 

[Alias]

We have Romney x , neighbours have easycares . On a cold wet day the Romney’s are still grazing , the easycares are in dyke back hunched up

We bought a few easycare ewe lambs last year as an experiment. We had to winter them in a field with netting fences because they could squeeze through a hedge where a woolly hog couldn’t. They summered on the hill, they lived over the back so I didn’t see much of them, but neighbour said they would run for shelter when it rained. They’ve gone to a texel tup and I don’t think we’ll be expanding their numbers.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

View attachment 1079275Mules running with Suffolk tups

Nice to see Mules with a bit of shape, not like a lot of these narrow ones.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Nice to see Mules with a bit of shape, not like a lot of these narrow ones.

Have you seen the narrowness of most swales?

 

[unlacedgecko]

I'm 54 and I can't remember that in my lifetime.

You old barsteward. I didn't think you were a day over 53.